January 2018

Public Accounts Committee report calls for greater clarity of reporting on cross-cutting policies including net zero, health and social care, and levelling up

Correspondence: Small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels

Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes its latest report proposing changes to Standing Orders and Companion

The cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has raised concerns about the Government’s proposals to ban ‘zombie-style’ knives. The Committee flags its concerns about the Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 in its latest report, questioning the policy’s likely effectiveness in removing weapons from the streets and reducing crime, as well as its value for money.

Joint Committee on Human Rights say the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations

Chair of the Treasury Committee, Harriett Baldwin comments

Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes response from Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters

MPs: Investment security screening ‘not keeping pace’ with economic threats

The House adjourned for February recess on Thursday 8 February and will next sit on Monday 19 February. 

Questions, bills and debates: discover what's coming up in the House of Lords.

Committee invites economists from the International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Public Accounts Committee calls for funding certainty for local authorities for strategy that requires sustained investment and relentless focus

Animal testing and non-animal research methods to be debated by MPs

Environmental Audit Committee Chair reacts to announcement

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee visits Berlin as part of its inquiries into devolution and the civil service